Social Victorians/People/Gathorne-Hardy

Also Known As edit

  • Family name: Gathorne-Hardy
  • Francis Gathorne-Hardy
  • The Hon. Gathorne-Hardy

Demographics edit

  • Nationality: British[1]

Family edit

  • General Hon. Sir Francis (John Francis) Gathorne-Hardy (14 January 1874 – 21 August 1949)[2]
  • Lady Isobel Constance Mary Stanley (2 September 1875 – 30 December 1963)[3]
  1. Elizabeth Constance Mary Gathorne-Hardy (23 August 1904 – 3 March 1953)

Relations edit

  • Lady Isobel Constance Mary Stanley — a fan of hockey — was daughter of Lady Constance Villiers and Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Governor General of Canada (1888–1893), originator of the Stanley Cup.[4]
  • Francis Gathorne-Hardy was a younger son of the 2nd Earl of Cranbrook.[1]

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies edit

Timeline edit

1897 July 2, the Hon. Gathorne-Hardy attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.

1898 December 10, Lady Isobel Constance Mary Stanley and Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy married.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball edit

At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Francis Gathorne-Hardy (at 352) is described in conflicting terms. He was dressed as either

  • Archduke Leopold in the Archduchess Marie-Karoline and Emperor Joseph II section of the Austrian Court of Maria Theresa Quadrille.[5][6]
  • "a gentleman of the Court of Louis XV." (crimson velvet and cloth of gold)."[7]:5, Col. 7c
  • "(Court dress, Louis XV. period), crimson broché velvet and cloth of gold."[8]:40, Col. 1a

Footnotes edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Francis Gathorne-Hardy". Wikipedia. 2023-04-25. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Gathorne-Hardy&oldid=1151679835.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Gathorne-Hardy.
  2. "General Hon. Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-05-28. https://www.thepeerage.com/p1394.htm#i13939.
  3. "Lady Isobel Constance Mary Stanley." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2021-05-28. https://www.thepeerage.com/p1394.htm#i13938.
  4. "Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby". Wikipedia. 2021-05-09. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frederick_Stanley,_16th_Earl_of_Derby&oldid=1022266849. 
  5. "Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House." Morning Post Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4a–8 Col. 2b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.
  6. "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  7. "Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy Ball. A Brilliant Spectacle. Some of the Dresses." London Daily News Saturday 3 July 1897: 5 [of 10], Col. 6a–6, Col. 1b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18970703/024/0005 and https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000051/18970703/024/0006.
  8. “The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The Gentlewoman 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.